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## Permissions Explained

<p style="text-align: justify;"><tab1>As a privacy-friendly application, Package Manager only demands the very necessary permissions required to offer the promised features, and are</tab1></p>

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    <li><b>ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE</b> - checking network state before attempting to open web links.</li>
    <li><b>ACCESS_SUPERUSER</b> - required to handle several tasks that demand root permissions.</li>
    <li><b>MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE</b> - necessary to export APK's, and other resources to device storage (Android 11 and above).</li>
    <li><b>REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES</b> - necessary to uninstall applications.</li>
    <li><b>REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES</b> - necessary to install split APK's.</li>
    <li><b>WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE</b> - necessary to export APK's, and other resources to device storage (Android 10 and below).</li>
    <li><b>QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES</b> - necessary permission to get most applications visible in Android 11 and above.</li>
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